SUNDAY JAZZ w/ The LLN TRIO!
- Date
- Sunday, August 23, 2026
- Time
- 5:00 PM
- Entry
- Free
FITZGERALDS SIDEBAR PRESENTS:The LLN Trio presents jazz through diverse interpretations while highlighting the distinct voices within the group.FREE SHOW! Click Book Now to Reserve a Table! A native of Sierra Leone, LLN is a jazz pianist whose musical inspiration, compositions and improvisational voice are deeply rooted in his West African Heritage and Christian beliefs. He studied classical piano with Dr. Silvan Negrutiu at Millikin University, where he pursued a commercial music degree and debuted with the Millikin Decatur Symphony Orchestra (MDSO) as a soloist (2019). Prior to enrolling at Millikin in August 2017, he attended Parkland College for one year following his pre-college education in Sierra Leone and Ghana as a self-taught musician. He also studied jazz piano with Prof. John Stephens at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where he obtained his Doctorate in Jazz Piano Performance and served as a teaching assistant for four years. Grab dinner before the show at BABYGOLD BARBECUE ***PARKING***There is rather limited street parking in the area, we recommend arriving by rideshare, bicycle, or rickshaw.